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Advection of baroclinic eddies by depth mean flow
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-18, 04:41 authored by Andreas KlockerAndreas Klocker, Marshall, DPObserved zonal propagation speeds of nonlinear eddies, derived using an eddy tracking algorithm, are compared with the classical long Rossby wave speed, Doppler shifted by just the depth mean velocity, the latter obtained from annual mean hydrography and an ocean atlas. Despite neglecting any Doppler shift from baroclinic background flows, the correspondence between observed eddy propagation speeds and theoretical long Rossby wave phase speeds is improved in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current region, where both show eastward propagation at speeds of 1–3 cm s−1, although the observed eastward eddy propagation speeds are systematically lower than the predicted Rossby wave phase speeds.
Funding
Australian Research Council
History
Publication title
Geophysical Research LettersVolume
41Issue
10Pagination
3517-3521ISSN
0094-8276Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Amer Geophysical UnionPlace of publication
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